Bastav

I like that headstock shape. Goes real well with the body 👍

So im gonna go short scale on my next build which will be my second. Without further blablabla, here are some pics of whats been goin on so far.

Body wood. Black Limba


Neck wood. Wenge Maple. Probably gonna throw some veneers in there aswell


Fingerboard. Pau ferro


My workspace and my planers. Got started on the neck. And the view from my workspace also




Went to town on the body with my jigsaw, cut out the rough shape. For size reference I put a long scale bass next to it.




And thats it for now, off to study which is what I should have been doing today...

Oh, havent gotten used to this forum just yet!

Thanks, yeah not the best recording but it gives you an idea of what it sounds like.

Very pretty!

Glad to hear that you like it! This is what it sounds like, pay no particular attention to my playing though. I need to get som side markers on this thing
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Thank yous

Thanks guys, I'll try to record something later on that doesnt sound like it was recorded with an ipad (only soundclip so far was recorded with an ipad)

Hi, new to the forum (well, not really but new to posting anyway). A few months ago I decided I was gonna get into building a bass. Ive basically finished it so not really a diary but more like a conclusion of my first build. Ive already got the next one lined up so perhaps I'll do a diary when that ball gets rolling

Anyway the idea for this bass was to build a five string fretless bass, getting as close to upright sound as i could. What I ended up with is a semihollow ash body with an ovangkol top, limba and maple neck, rosewood fretboard. OPriginally i intended to have both a magnetic mic and a piezo typ mic but in the end that turned out to be to complicated for my very bassic understanding of bass electronics so theres just a schertler bluestick which is basically a condenser mic in piezo clothing.

Cutting a long story short, Im quite happy with the end result. Needless to say there were a few hickups being my first build and all, but if you dont look too close I think its quite pretty

Oh yeah, the neck is FAT. I wanted to try this as my hands are biggish and its actually very comfortable.

Staring with a few construction site images










And the finnished product























Thanks for looking, and Ill be happy to receive any pointers!